{"id":114629,"date":"2021-11-27T13:41:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T18:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/?p=114629"},"modified":"2022-02-26T16:43:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T21:43:41","slug":"river-water-pollution-and-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savethewater.org\/river-water-pollution-and-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"River Water Pollution and Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Emma Cheriegate, Staff Researcher & Writer at Save the Water\u2122 | November 27, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

Water\u2019s nickname is the \u201c<\/span>universal solvent<\/span><\/a>\u201d due to its capacity to dissolve more material than any other liquid on our planet. This ability makes water easily polluted, which poses a significant risk to our ecosystems and our drinking water. In the United States alone, almost half of our rivers and streams <\/span>are not safe enough for swimming, fishing, or drinking<\/span><\/a>. But you can learn about river pollution and help with solutions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We get most of our water from <\/span>rivers<\/span><\/a>. As worldwide populations increase, so does pollution. Primary water pollution sources are farming, industrial factories, and towns\/cities.<\/span><\/p>\n

From the Nile in Africa to the Amazon in South America, rivers worldwide face these same pollution issues. So how is each community responding, and what can we learn from one another? To understand this, we must first look at the similarities and differences in causes of river water pollution.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Causes River Pollution?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Riverine pollution refers to the pollution of river water from human activity.\u00a0 Rivers naturally transport organic and inorganic pollutants. <\/span>Some examples<\/span><\/a> of river pollution causes include:<\/span><\/p>\n